Senior Data Architect (Snowflake, AWS, DBT)

Senior Data Architect (Snowflake, AWS, DBT)

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Type: Contract-to-Hire

Category: Architecture

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -022026-105464

Date Posted: 02/10/2026

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For more than a century, our client has operated as a full-service financial institution grounded in integrity, hard work, and a long-term perspective. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, the organization has grown from a single office to hundreds of branches across multiple states, employing thousands of associates and managing assets exceeding $30 billion. The company is recognized for stable leadership and a strong community presence as a family-controlled bank.

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $90.00 to $100.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Develop and drive enterprise-wide data architecture strategies that align with business goals and technology roadmaps.

• Lead the design of complex, cross-functional data solutions across platforms and domains.

• Provide thought leadership in emerging concepts such as data mesh and data fabric.

• Architect advanced solutions for big data, real-time analytics, and machine learning.

• Design and implement data lakes, data warehouses, and hybrid architectures.

• Lead adoption of cloud-native data platforms and services.

• Define strategies for integrating data across diverse systems and platforms.

• Evaluate and recommend emerging data technologies and methodologies.

• Lead proofs of concept for new data architecture approaches and influence vendor roadmaps.

• Establish and enforce data architecture standards and best practices.

• Contribute to data governance, compliance, and data quality strategies.

• Mentor data architects and data professionals and lead training and workshops.

• Represent the organization in industry forums and contribute through publications or speaking.

• Set architectural plans and provide direction for engineering execution.

Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years in enterprise data architecture or engineering with a strong focus on cloud data platform architecture.

• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale data systems in cloud-native environments.

• Hands-on experience with AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Sigma, and AI, including building data applications within Snowflake.

• Experience designing scalable architectures to support growth and organizational adoption.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.

• AWS certification (preferred).

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( [email protected] , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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